The big visit to Portugal – a moment to think

You know, as days go by and the “big visit” day to Portugal by the pope is coming closer we start hearing people speaking and exchange ideas.

Being Portugal a catholic country it is only natural that we catholic people feel that is a very important moment and start to think about that day and the even more important day of 13 of May, day of Our Lady of Fatima

Well I always had a superficial knowledge about the story of Our Lady of Fatima and as such I decided to do a little research and end up quite disappoint of what was publish on the Internet.

I always saw Our Lady as the protector of mother and children, because she was a mother and suffered a lot for her sun.
So if someone knows and understands what is to love and suffer for a sun/daughter it is her.

So, when I can’t be and protect my sun, I send a mental pray to Our Lady for her to watch over and protect my little boy.

It is with a great sadness that I read the publish story of Our Lady of Fatima that transmits an image of someone cruel that asks 3 little children to suffer by the sins of the adults … and frankly I don’t believe it ... and I choose to stand by the version of Our Lady that spoke with 3 little poor children, because she, as a mother, had pity of them, and wanted to comfort then and to give them a path in live (in a world without future) as prophets and visionaries.

Our Lady together with St. Francis of Assisi are the two saints to witch I send my prays.

St. Francis of Assisi was dear to my father and he always said that when he would dye it was to his heavenly garden he would go to help St. Francis of Assisi to take care of the animals over there, so it is where I imagine my father soul.

For those that don’t know St. Francis of Assisi, he was a man that was born in a very rich family and along his live path decided to dedicate his life to the church and animals. He defended the ideal of a brotherhood that would integrate men with nature and animals.
For him each living being was an expression of God kindness and to love an animal was to love God and his creation.

In conclusion … people won’t find me in a church or in any other place of worship, well maybe in a church when I visit one for its monument and history. I follow the words of Jesus that said that church, belief and devotion is inside of us and in the way we face life.
So in this date I will send my thoughts and prays to Our Lady of Fatima and St. Francis of Assisi to ask protection and happiness to the living, people and animal, and to ask for those who left us to be in the heavenly garden.

Alcochete - goldens and aussies

Alcochete is one of those Portuguese characteristic towns that put a mark in our heart. From the houses to the monuments and its proximity to Lisbon, all breeds tradition and Portuguese soul.

Charming is the best word to describe it.











Other trips and travel:

• Dog trekking to a museum


• Dog trekking in Almada


• Dog Trekking in Serra de Sintra


• Economic Trips with Dogs


• An Australian Shepherd in Salema Beach


• An Australian Shepherd in Armona Island


• Dogs in Meia Praia


• Silves, a visit to medieval times with Cookie, our Aussie


• Two Golden Retriever in Monchique


• A trip to the São Domingos Mine with our Australian Shepherd


• Taking a Golden Retriever to the fortress of Sagres


• A walk with my Australian Shepherd through Luz, Algarve Portugal


• A Walk with Brad, our Golden Retriever through Lagos


• Portugal Algarve, Amado Beach with our Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd

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Golden Retriever in Agility with a 8 year old child

My sun is training her Golden to Obedience, but since I love Agility and have the chance to take him time to time to my class, I decided that he could improve is relation with Bianca, by training on the obstacles.

Only Bianca, with her Golden Retriever, temperament show a never ending patient for everything my sun asks from her.

She is truly his best friend !

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Obedience Competition in Lagos

This weekend, me and my Australian Shepherds, went to the Obedience Competition in Lagos.

For Cookie first time, she surprised me and behaved quite well, ending with a GOOD classification. So a big congratulations is in order to her !

Teco, could have done better, but had also a GOOD classification.

Cookie, my Australian Shepherd, in class II

I was 3º place in class 2

Cookie and Teco, my two Australian Shepherd

Other activities:

• Demos in VI Animal Show


• Herding with an Australian Shepherd SummerDogCamp 2010


• 115th and 116th Lisbon International Dog Show


• CNEMA 2010 - Portuguese Breeds and Agility !


• Spring Trophy – Agility Alenquer


• Belém - First Agility Experience


• International Dog Show of Santarém 2009


• Scruffts 2009
• 
  
• Lisbon International Dog Show 2009


• Portie and Aussies in Algarve Dog Show
• 
  
• Obedience 100 Secrets


• Obedience Seminar


• Agility Workshop


• Cookie achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I


• Dog Show Int Vila Franca Xira 2009


• Workshop in Dog Behaviour on Educacão


• Dog Show Int Norte 2009


• Dog show Sousel 2008


• Teco acomplished Excelent in Obedience class I


• International Dog Show of Estoril


• Australian Shepherd in Herding Training Curse by Educacão


• Australian Shepherd and Golden Retriever in Sweet Fair at Lagos


• Lisbon and Mediterrânea dog show with our Aussies


• Angel and Teco, the two ambassador of our family


• Canine demonstration in Externato da Torraltinha


• Aussies and Golden in Dog Show at Elvas 2008
• 
  
• Herding with our Australian Shepherd in Montemor-oNovo


• Australian Shepherd, Angel and Teco, on the 5º Journey


• In school with our Australian Shepherd

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Angel is finally at home !

Finally I have my Angel at home.

I am one of those persons that in reflection, I think I have being through a lot. More then that ...

Last year was a really complicated year, full of ups and downs. You know what is to have someone that makes you fell in love and then treat you like garbage ? then you know what I went through last year. But, even so, I think yesterday was one of the most difficult days of my existence.

There is some moments, especially when we deal with our babies, that it seems that someone is draining all our life and yesterday was one of those moments.

Well, let me explain,

My girl flight was schedule for 8:15 a.m. With my car out of service, I had to rent a car and since I didn’t know the car I decided to go early, just in case.
At 7:40 h I arrived at Lisbon airport and e decided to see if I could advanced some of the papers. I went to 3 places and got the some answer, must wait for the flight. The flight was late and its due time was around 9h.
At 8:40 h I went to the company representatives and they told me that the plain was landing and to come back after 30 min.
30 min after there I was, and they told me that the animals were still on the plain and to come back again in 30 min.
(I started to twitch my nose but I counted until 10 and waited 30 min)
30 min later I was going towards the elevator and a men from the company call me and gave me the papers (what a relief) and told me to go to another office.
And there I went, waited for my turn, and a lady took the papers, inserted the process number into the computer and told me “oh, they still didn’t put the process in the computer, you have to wait”.
I told her, it was concerning a dog, she call, no one answer and told me to wait.
(well, I started to see things clouded and decided to fetch the car to where I was suppose to pick Angel and make time)
After coming back, the answer was the same, she phone with success, and told me her colleague was putting the information in the computer.
(I started to count from 1000 backwards to see if I could stay controlled)
3 attempts later the lady could process and sent me to customs.
On customs office there were two ladies talking, and I call their attention, and they told me, I had to wait for their colleague to come back.
(I continue to count the numbers backward)
Ok, lost the patient and told then it was about a dog and the lady got up, saw the papers and sent me to the airport veterinarian office.
To enter the veterinarian office I had to go through a X-ray and a security officer (strange), but ok, I went through.
On the veterinarian they asked me if I want to see Angel (finally).
...
Well ... what can I say ... when I saw her cover in poop, I felt all my live being drained from inside, and start crying like crazy.
I took Angel out, great her and ask something to clean the box.
When the so call veterinarian saw Angel loose started shouting at me to put her back inside.
I was completely heartbroken and asked them to allow me to, at least, clean the box.
Answer, “did you ask permission to take her out ?”
I told him No and he demanded for me to put her back inside.
I held Angel and scream, shouted and told them I wouldn’t put her back in all that mess.
...
After a lot of yelling and the reach of the point where I told him that he wasn’t a vet, since a vet should take care of the animals health and got the answer that I was exaggerating, since she was just an animal and it was my fault since I decided to send her out, the so call veterinarian allowed me to clean the box, demanding that I took all the dirt out with me.
...
Do you think they allowed me to take Angel with me ? no … this is still not over
I had to put her back in the box, pay 25 € for the veterinarian papers and went back to customs office.
On customs after they had look and analyzed every single piece of paper, they stamp, sign and gave me more papers.
And there I went to the place where I suppose to pick her ... and ... more papers and I was sent to another office, treasure.
18 € later and a few more papers and stamps, I went to the pickup place and finally they allowed me to bring my poor dog.

After all of this, what to say ? How would you be ? I think there is no words to describe my fury, and state of mind ...

For the USA, with all the terrorism and problems they have there, the dog arrived in excellent conditions and the people that pick her up didn’t had any problems. Me, in my own country, in my dog birth country, spent 4 h on the airport and my baby was treated worst than a package.

Of course I had a 4 hour drive to the airport, a 4 hour in the airport and then a 6 hour driving back, since I had to stop a lot for Angel to stretch her legs, drink and relief herself (it was enough the time she was closed on the airport and aero plain).
The smell on the car was unbelievable and only after arriving home and giving her a warm bath I allowed myself to think “Finally Angel is home !”

New photos of Angel & Jake

Witch such Australian Shepherd parents, that have high pedigree, beauty and working capability, you can imagine what a amazing puppies will come out !







Photos kindly provided by Ami from Mercury Aussies

Happy Carnival 2010 with lots of Fun !

Happy Carnival 2010 with lots of Fun !

Angel and Jake playing

And there they are, the two Valentine Australian Shepherd, playing together.

Angel and Jake

Photos kindly provided by Ami from Mercury Aussies

Angel in Jake home

And there she is, my sweet red merle aussie, safe, happy and being lovely like only she can be !

And Angel is gone ...

Must be one of the hardest things I had to do with one of my dogs ...



My thanks for all the suport and help to prepare the flight goes to:
José Ferrão
Igacargo Ltd
Lisboa / Air Dpt
Ph:351.218686642/Fax:351.21.8686645/Tlm:351.966390161
email: jose.ferrao@igacargo.pt

Angel goodbye party

ANGEL is IN SEASON !

After a long waiting and almost desperation, Angel is finally in season and now is move move move to send her to the wonderful Jake !!







Photos kindly provided by Ami from Mercury Aussies

Misunderstood Dogs

Like everyone knows, I am planning a litter and some concerns with the future of the puppies that I am placing in this world, just keep crossing my mind.

Of course living in a country where people seem to consider so lightly the responsibility of marriage, having children and having animals, I keep worrying about my puppies future.

In the other day I was surfing the net, trying to find out which breeds are more commonly abandoned in Europe (Portugal), and I found this very interesting article that really shows some huge problems here and in USA (since I believe that we aren’t that different).

The Most Misunderstood Dogs in America
November 04, 2006, 12:0AM MT
By T V
A look at five breeds often left abandoned. Their worst offense? Their human owners never should have bought them.


For some dogs, their only crimes are unrealistic expectations. As a result, they're misunderstood, and some are downright hated. Some breeds have such a bad rap that they need a press agent. Others have such idealistic "Lassie" images that it's nearly impossible to live up to them.

The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 6 million to 8 million dogs and cats are relinquished to shelters annually, and about half of those are euthanized. We don't know which breeds are relinquished most often, but when I asked four dog experts which five breeds they think are most often abandoned, their picks were unanimous and mirrored my own hunches.

"My dream is that people would choose the right dog to match their lifestyles," says Ian Dunbar, founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. "Then, once you have that dog, understand what you're dealing with," adds Ledy VanKavage, senior director at the ASPCA.

Unfortunately, that doesn't happen enough, and it leads to this list.

Rottweilers
This large dog with a head the size of a small dog can grow up to 27 inches and exceed 130 pounds. "They're big, strong, and can be headstrong," Bradley says. "They're NOT for everyone."

Rotties that don't have good training when they're young may have behavioral problems as adults. These dogs suffer from bad press. Some insurance companies increase their homeowner fees for Rottweilers (and often other large breeds, including pit bulls), and people sometimes feel they have no choice but to give up their dogs.

"Pit Bulls"
(oh, and any dog that resembles one, such as a Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, or bull terrier).
"They're easily the most vilified, even hated, dog," says Janis Bradley, author of Dogs Bite but Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous. VanKavage calls it a witch hunt - and she ought to know.

She has three pit bulls: "They're clowns; they make me laugh." VanKavage says there are instances when pit bulls run up to kids to say "hi", the parent panics, the authorities arrive, and they deem the dog dangerous for no good reason. "If that dog was a golden retriever, nothing would have happened", she says.

Bradley goes so far as to equate these situations to a canine version of racism.

Many shelter dogs have a pit bull-type look. Rescuing a pit has become trendy, and the experience can go smoothly. "But understand what you're getting into", Dunbar warns. "Some come with difficult-to-deal-with behavioral baggage."

Labradors and Lab Mixes
Labs? Misunderstood? Really? YES REALLY!
People expect Labs to be perfectly trained, like the service labs who team with the visually or physically impaired. "Here's the reality: They were bred to work under difficult conditions and have the drive to swim through ice to get that bird", says Patricia McConnell, author of For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend.

That's not to say that with training and time they don't settle down, but they're not the instant soup people expect. "The expectations are so high, it's difficult to live up to", VanKavage says. "They're great dogs for a fairly active family, but not for elderly Aunt Tilda", Bradley adds.

"And because Labs are large, they can easily learn to drag Aunt Tilda down the street". Golden Retrievers can have the same problems.

Border Collies
"Exercise for Border Collies is measured in hours, not minutes", McConnell says. "They require a job and mental exercise to go with the physical exercise. An outlet for their intensity is important, or they can develop problems".

McConnell rescued a compulsive spinning and licking border collie. The previous owners were unable to meet the dog's needs, and they couldn't cope with what they had. McConnell named her Lassie. Today, Lassie is normal - normal for a border collie, that is. She has sheep to herd, and she gets plenty of exercise.

Terriers and Terrier mixes
Many are under 30 pounds, but don't let their size fool you. "It's a whole lot of dog in one package", Dunbar says. "They're dynamic, they're fast, they're tough, and they're actively telling you all about it".

Most aren't demure about barking. There's a reason they're sometimes called TERRORS instead of terriers. "Really, all they require is training", McConnell says. "It's true for all dogs. It's not the dog's fault if it has no training". Although their generally smaller size is suitable to apartment life, sometimes terriers' vocal nature doesn't endear them to neighbors.

Certainly, there's no reason for constant barking, but some people actually expect compelte silence - and that's just not the terrier way.

by Steve Dale

Source: http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/061224/061224animalsmart.html

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JUST MY DOG

JUST MY DOG

He is my other eyes that can see above
the clouds; my other ears that hear above
the winds. He is the part of me that can
reach out into the sea.

He has told me a thousand times over that
I am his reason for being: by the way he
rests against my leg; by the way he thumps
his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he
shows his hurt when I leave without taking him.
(I think it makes him sick with worry when he
is not along to care for me.)

When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive.
When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile.
When I am happy, he is joy unbounded.
When I am a fool, he ignores it.
When I succeed, he brags.
Without him, I am only another man. With him,
I am all-powerful.
He is loyalty itself.
He has taught me the meaning of devotion.
With him, I know a secret comfort and a
private peace. He has brought me understanding
where before I was ignorant.
His head on my knee can heal my human hurts.
His presence by my side is protection against
my fears of dark and unknown things.
He has promised to wait for me...
henever...wherever--in case I need him.
And I expect I will--as I always have.
He is just my dog.

Poem by Gene Hill

Dog Frisbee

Frisbee with dogs is fundamentally a very simple activity, since only requires for you to throw the disc, let the dog catch it and retrieve back to you. The most attractive on this activity is it simplicity and fun that the owner and dog can take out of this sport.

Canine Frisbee is a very popular sport around the world and it goes from USA, where it began and has a huge amount of fans, to Europe, Japan and Australia.
As years went buy it suffered some changes, like adding some more demanding classes that evaluates among other distances, freestyles and jumping.

This sport began on USA, in Ohio, where a student (Alex Stein) and his dog (Asley Whippet) jump a fence at a nationally broadcast baseball game and started to play Frisbee with his dog. The exhibition had such a impact, that the baseball game was stop, and they started to announce the Frisbee action on the field. Only 8 minutes latter the student was escorted out of the field and arrested. It was this exhibition on national television that brought interest to this sport. (maybe this is an idea for us to do here !)

Some considerations that you should considered before starting this activity with your dog:

1. Check your dog health with your vet. Jumps can make a potential hip or bone aggravated.


2. The dog shouldn’t be extremely heavy (13 to 25 kg) and should be in shape.


3. The prey instinct should be strong and also some retrieving should be present.


4. Good temperament is a must, since the dog is free among people and other animals.


5. Never star a jumping activity with a dog with less than 14 months, since jumping’s can harm the correct bone developing.


6. Start some basic obedience for the dog not to run away, annoyed other people and stays near you.


7. Choose a proper dog disc


8. Always play in a safe area and don’t throw near holes, trees, fences or other potentially dangerous areas

After all this considerations you are ready to start Frisbee and, who knows, join a future national team (Hope is the last thing to die !).



Some good rules and division for this sport can be found on the Colorado Disc Dogs website (http://www.coloradodiscdogs.com/rules.html):

Basic Guidelines for Competition

• Keep your dog on a leash at all times when you are not competing or warming up. This saves you the embarrassment of having your dog run onto the field and interrupting the competition.


• Not all dogs, even well socialized ones, appreciate having other dogs in their space. Please be aware of what your dog is doing at the end of your 16-foot flexi-lead.


• Always pick up after your dog, and remind others to do the same. We try very hard to maintain good relations with the communities that allow us to host our events in their areas, and this is the main way we show our gratitude. Always leave the event site cleaner than you found it!


• As a courtesy to competitors, no food or treats of any kind are allowed on the competition field. Food dropped on the playing field may cause unnecessary distractions.


• Please exhibit good sportsmanship. This is a family sport, and we want our kids to be able to look up to you. Set a good example.


• NO female dogs in heat allowed at the competition site.


• Please treat your dog with respect. At the discretion of the contest coordinator, competitors who are seen to be mistreating their dogs will be asked to leave.
  

The four divisions that the CDD will offer at its events are: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Open. On some occasions, a non-competitive Recreational division may be offered as well.

The Novice Division: The novice division has been, and will continue to be, a division for people new to the sport. However, people progress at different rates when they start going to competitions -- some people improve quickly, and others get better more gradually -- and the club recognizes this. To that end, we allow new teams to remain in the Novice division for two years. During their first year (365-day rule), a novice team may remain in the division no matter what results they put up. However, during their second year, if a team competing in Novice earns two "Top 3" finishes, they must immediately move up to a higher division.
It should be noted that new teams are not required to stay in Novice. They can move up into other divisions at ANY time.
(Note: The Rookie of the Year prize is still only for teams competing in their first SEASON, and the cut-off is still January 1. If you've competed prior to Jan. 1, with any dog, in any Frisbee event, you are NOT eligible for Rookie of the Year.)
Novice competitors will compete in two rounds* of Mini-Distance (also called Distance/Accuracy or Throw & Catch) getting 60 seconds in each round to make as many throws for their dog as possible using a single disc. Points are awarded for catches based on length of throw and whether the dog was in the air at the time of the catch. Upon registration, all novice competitors will receive an official disc. Novice competitors may then use this disc or most any other safe disc in competition, including floppies.

The Intermediate Division is for experienced teams who have been involved in the sport for more than a year (365 days), but are not ready for the Advanced Division yet. Intermediate competitors will compete in the same Mini-Distance format mentioned above. Intermediate competitors must use a standard competition disc (Wham-O Fastback Frisbee, Hero 235, Dogstar, or HyperFlite). Some events do provide 1 disc at sign-up, but competitors at this level and above need to provide their own discs. Official club discs will be available for sale on site for $3.00, with quantity discounts available.

Advanced and Open-For these 2 divisions, it is allowed for a competitor to enter both divisions with the same dog. The 1st round of MiniDistance in the Advanced division will count as the MiniDistance score in the Open division. Only teams that are "entered" into Advanced will do a second round of MiniDistance. PLEASE BE AWARE OF YOUR DOG'S CONDITION AND THEIR LIMITS. Summer competitions can quickly wear out both humans and dogs. Only enter both divisons, or consider sharing your dog, if you know your dog can handle it.

The Advanced Division is for the top MiniDistance teams. These teams are generally very experienced, but the division is open to anyone. Teams competing in Open will also do 1 round in the advanced division to satisfy their 1 round of MiniDistance for their Overall score.

The Open Division is for the most experienced teams and consists of one 90 second (Skyhoundz) or 120 second (UFO) round of Freestyle, and one 60 second round of Mini-Distance.
The MiniDistance round is also the first round of Advanced competition for those teams that wish to compete in that division.

Freestyle consists of a choreographed routine with your dog set to music, utilizing multiple discs and any and every type of throw and trick you can think of. This is where you routinely see vaults off the back, flips, spins, jumps, rolls, weaves, and many other amazing moves. Please see the official rules for either the UFO or Skyhoundz. New freestylers are always welcome, so if you think you can put on a good show, please don't hesitate to give it a try! Open competitors are also required to supply their own competition standard discs.

The Recreational Division is designed to be a non-competitive division, appealing to those who want to "just play" or perhaps gain a little more experience before trying a competition. The division is open to anyone, regardless of the experience level of handler or dog. There will only be a single 60 second Toss and Catch (MiniDistance) round for each team. The round will be scored according to the normal scoring rules for that event's format (UFO or SkyHoundz), but the teams will NOT be ranked, nor will there be a final standings posted, or prizes awarded. Upon request, competitors will receive a copy of their score sheet following the event, but it will not contain any final standings information. Since there are no standings, teams in the Rec Division will NOT earn Colorado Cup points.

* Depending on the number of teams registered in each division, the availability of enough space to run a second field, and whether there are enough qualified volunteers to run the second field, the event organizers may run a second field, or decide to limit participation in the Second Round to the top finishers of Round One. This decision will be made once registration is complete and announced prior to the beginning of Round One.

Other literature:

• European Dog Frisbee: http://www.dogfrisbee-europe.com/divisions_rules.php


• Getting Started on Frisbee: http://www.d-dog.com/Downloads/GettingStarted.pdf

Other dog sports:

• Herding


• Obedience Competition


• Dock Dogs


• Water trial for Portuguese Water Dog

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009

To view the card: http://www.sareunited.com/food24cards/viewCard.php?uid=1480720710389

International Dog Show of Santarém

Me, and my Australian Shepherd, Cookie

A pleasent trip with good company of Portuguese Water Dog of Casa da Buba and a very nice dog show in Santarém.

Cookie, Australian Shepherd, achieved RCAC + RCACIB and Figo, Portuguese Water Dog , was 2º Junior.

Me and several Portuguese Water Dog

Finaly, Australian Shepherd and Portuguese Water Dog enjoying Santarém

Other activities:

• Demos in VI Animal Show


• Herding with an Australian Shepherd SummerDogCamp 2010


• 115th and 116th Lisbon International Dog Show


• CNEMA 2010 - Portuguese Breeds and Agility !


• Spring Trophy – Agility Alenquer


• Belém - First Agility Experience


• Obedience Competition in Lagos 2009


• Scruffts 2009
• 
  
• Lisbon International Dog Show 2009


• Portie and Aussies in Algarve Dog Show
• 
  
• Obedience 100 Secrets


• Obedience Seminar


• Agility Workshop


• Cookie achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I


• Dog Show Int Vila Franca Xira 2009


• Workshop in Dog Behaviour on Educacão


• Dog Show Int Norte 2009


• Dog show Sousel 2008


• Teco acomplished Excelent in Obedience class I


• International Dog Show of Estoril


• Australian Shepherd in Herding Training Curse by Educacão


• Australian Shepherd and Golden Retriever in Sweet Fair at Lagos


• Lisbon and Mediterrânea dog show with our Aussies


• Angel and Teco, the two ambassador of our family


• Canine demonstration in Externato da Torraltinha


• Aussies and Golden in Dog Show at Elvas 2008
• 
  
• Herding with our Australian Shepherd in Montemor-oNovo


• Australian Shepherd, Angel and Teco, on the 5º Journey


• In school with our Australian Shepherd

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Australian Shepherd in Salema Beach

On this weekend the Lagos City Hall organized a guided tour to the Dinosaur footsteps traces left in Salena Beach 120 million years ago.

Definitely a very well done initiative since hardily I could distinguish this footsteps on the rock and since Prof. Luís Azevedo Rodrigues was the guide, everything was properly explained and become a very educational and lightening trip.

Because it was field visit I took Teco, my Australian Shepherd, to give him and people the chance to interact.

It was a very pleasant trip, in a sunny day, that allowed us to know a new Algarve area.

1º set of footsteps that is believed to me made by a Terópodes group

2º footsteps believed to belong to Iguanodonte

More info in:

• http://www.mnhn.ul.pt/dinos/public_html/Media/pagina%20interior.pdf



• http://issuu.com/ciencia_ao_natural/docs/national_geographic_portugal_2006

Other trips and travel:

• Dog trekking to a museum


• Dog trekking in Almada


• Dog Trekking in Serra de Sintra


• Alcochete - goldens and aussies


• Economic Trips with Dogs


• An Australian Shepherd in Armona Island


• Dogs in Meia Praia


• Silves, a visit to medieval times with Cookie, our Aussie


• Two Golden Retriever in Monchique


• A trip to the São Domingos Mine with our Australian Shepherd


• Taking a Golden Retriever to the fortress of Sagres


• A walk with my Australian Shepherd through Luz, Algarve Portugal


• A Walk with Brad, our Golden Retriever through Lagos


• Portugal Algarve, Amado Beach with our Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd

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